The Bloody History Behind Conor McGregor's Walkout Song: The Easter Rising
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In this historical analysis of “The Foggy Dew,” we'll see that the song is a lot more than Conor McGregor’s walkout song. The history behind this hundred-year-old song is a long and bloody one. To fully understand the Easter Rising and the emotions of the lyrics in “The Foggy Dew,” we first take a very general overview of some of the atrocities that occurred in Ireland under British rule. We then cover the 1916 rebellion for Irish independence, called the Easter Rising, and the song’s sorrowful commentary on the event.
As always, there’s only so much we can fit in each video, and a lot of interesting information gets left on the cutting room floor. Check out our sources for more info!
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Beckles, Hilary McD. “A ‘Riotous and Unruly Lot’: Irish Indentured Servants and Freemen in the English West Indies, 1644-1713.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 47, no. 4, 1990, pp. 503-522. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2937974. Accessed 10 Jan. 2020.
Dregne, Lukas, "Just Warfare, or Genocide?: Oliver Cromwell and the Siege of Drogheda" (2017). Undergraduate Theses and Professional Papers. 175. scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/175
Engler, S., et al. “The Irish Famine of 1740-1741: Famine Vulnerability and ‘Climate Migration.’” Climate of the Past, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1161-1179., doi:10.5194/cp-9-1161-2013.
Kinealy, Christine. “International Relief Efforts During the Famine.” Irish America, 2009, irishamerica.com/2009/08/international-relief-efforts-during-the-famine/.
Lenihan, Pádraig. Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1727. Routledge, 2016.
McNally, Michael, and Peter Dennis. Easter Rising 1916: Birth of the Irish Republic. Osprey Pub., 2007.
Murphy, Pauline. “Celebrating 100 Years of ‘Foggy Dew’ and It's History.” IrishCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2019, www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/100-anniversary-song-foggy-dew-history-charles-oneill.
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Yes, Conor has also walked out to 50 Cent's "I Get Money," but there's an unfortunate lack of historical scholarship on that song 🤔
EDIT: At 2:23 the date should be "1169" not "1196." Figured it would be hard for Henry II to launch an invasion after his death in 1189!
I thought he walked out to Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. which plays after The Foggy Dew 🤔
@@JamaaLS Usually goes with the "Hypnotize", but I believe went with the "I Get Money" only on the Madison Square Garden card
@@AlexSanchez-tj4ph He gave El Chapo a go as well
Bravo! Excellent!
Paidraig Pearse, not Patrick!
And Mc Gregor's ancestors were of the Scots that took the northern lands from the Irish!
Just saying....
Good job on the video though!
Watch Michael Collins
From a born and bred Irish man, I am overwhelmed you spoke the truth of the British genocide in Ireland and not referred to it as a potato famine. You sir have gained my subscription and respect. 🇮🇪
I am Indian but We Indians love you Ireland 🇮🇪 Jai Hind Jai Bharat... Long Live Ireland 🇮🇪
He didn't say it was genocide, because it wasn't.
@@liberalirishman1425 I’ll think you’ll find it was. Read a book mate.
@@GCCFUJ which book do you recommend? Because every single book and article from every single Irish historian and historical society says it was absolutely NOT genocide. So I'd be very interested to hear what books you think support the genocide conspiracy theory?
@@liberalirishman1425 don’t be so stupid. You’re no Irish man if you think there was a famine in Ireland. The British sent all food to the British mainland and that’s why the Irish starved. Their crops were ruined by the British. You just haven’t got a clue you muppet.
I remember hearing this for the first time in Irish class. The teacher goes "alright boys, are ye ready. This will make your heart stop and yer blood boil!!". And it's effects haven't worn off every time I hear it 12 years on.
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Irish class, I have it tomorrow. Please kill me
Tiocfaidh a'r la!
Viva Los San Patricios!
HokaHe'
THERE!'
I’m 100% Mexican and I love this song due to Conor’s relation but had no idea what it was for, thank you for the explanation. The irish are a fighting group of people 👊🏽💯
Jon Hernandez you speak sence stay safe my friend
Irish switched sides in the Saint Patricks battalion in the war in Mexican American war because they knew the Americans were doing wrong 🇮🇪🤝🇲🇽
@@malachydobbin7776 'Twas 1846, when we abandoned company K, we left the Yankee infantry and said goodbye to the USA, a country whose grand promise we never got to know to fight for Santa Ana and the freedom of Mexico'.
Joe bet your bollix we are
The irish love the Mexicans even when we were beaten in the workd cup by Mexico we took it right
I highly recommend the film “The wind the shakes the barley” if you’re of Irish heritage or interested in Irish history. ☘️ 🇮🇪
RoadRunner very true, Wind That Shakes the Barley is a masterpiece of a movie ☘️☘️🇮🇪🇮🇪
It's a good film regardless of the historical aspect
Top movie
Beautiful movie😧
Watch “Michael Collins” as well
"Our Revenge Shall Be The Laughter Of Our Children"
Bobby sands TAL
Irish hero
Charlie Ferreira damn, that hits hard
Pagan Squaddie your a sick evil bastard and the perfect example of why Britain isn’t welcome in Ireland, rot in hell
Marty B You mean Bobby Sands MP! 😁👍🇮🇪 TAL
Very well done. It's rare to hear "The Great Irish Famine" being described as it was, genocidal. Grand job boy, grand job!
The third genocide by the Brits
Well said
Hitler, Stalin, and Mao killed/massacred less than Cromwell as a percentage of the population. And as for Churchill's footprint on death in Ireland, he was equally as bad.
If the Irish hadn't joined the Vikings in trying to kill off the English, and very nearly succeding, then the English would have probably left them alone.
@@4BCJesus I've literally never heard that in my entire life, sources?
Irish people have warrior blood in their veins. Never kneeling to nobody. Big respect from an Italian dude that loves your history 🇮🇹🍻🇮🇪
It's nice that you correctly described 'the potato famine' for what it is, a genocide! This channel is clearly run by compassionate individuals who are very anti-imperialism and oppression. Many history channels glorify and/or excuse atrocities committed by great historical individuals and empires in their narrations of history but History Dose has been markedly different. Kudos to the team behind this channel
The Gaelic drums and instruments in the sing still send a chill down to my bones
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None of these are "gaelic" only the Clarsach (harp) is 'gaeilic' all the other instruments and song forms are not native to ireland. Period.
@@AAA-fh5kd completely incorrect, how about a bit of research before you espouse falsehoods?
@@AAA-fh5kd it’s called a bodhran you muppet 😂 Irish drums
@@csv9454 that is one word for them in gaelic culture but frame drums are not exclusive to irish culture (just like the whistle, banjo, bouzouki, etc were all recent borrows to fake ass cartoon plastic irish) you fudbake. You're a moron not an ethnomusicologist. sit an spin ya blatherskite.
1st time an American has got Irish history right. Great job
We have had similar issues that you Irish have went through we should all know about this history glad to know someone has done their homework and shared it with all
He is Irish and you can hear an accent there but he might live in USA and it made his accent less apparent.
Gustaf no part of his accent sounds irish
@@eggwhite1100 He doesn't sound american at least, he sounds much more canadian which has more Irish influence in their accent.
@@eggwhite1100 eggwhite Not really I got friends from Canada as well and they have a different intonation then americans. He probably lived some time in thle USA so there are only slight differences in his way of speaking.
You can hear it when he for example is saying city which sounds a bit different from how most americans pronounce it.
"For Slavey fled the falled dead when you fell in the foggy dew" such a cold line. This literally made me tear up. Those were some brave people back in the day. We can only hope we have that kind of grit when it is needed...
You both got it wrong.
It's "for slavery fled, oh glorious dead, when you fell in the foggy dew".
As an Indian, I can relate. Much respect to those that refused to lie down to British oppression.
Yet you speak pretty good English, way to protest :D
@@raphwalker9123 Speak it better than the English. Just like we play cricket better than them.
@@MadhavRSub jiminy Cricket is a legend thats for sure.
@@MadhavRSub oi bruv wat you saying? nah we won the world cup though
@@kaisermccheese6486 check the test match scores baby boi
We irish people are a very proud people that song means alot to the irish people and conor as been a proud irish man knows it.🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Why did he wear a poppy then ? He’s full of shit
@@saoralba5114 yup
Keith Keegan we Irish WERE a very proud people, look around today, Chief
Its wasnt sold to protestants it was sold to th turncoats an given to the protestants .... from what we understand ..... they had no mobile fones back then for everybody to record things an watch it on utube to see th truth ... 🤣😂🤣😂🇮🇪🇮🇪
McGregor's a knacker.
Mexican here that loves and respect Ireland, there is also a history of bravery and righteous heroism between Ireland and Mexico; when the Irish Saint Patrick’s battalion turn against the US army that was invading Mexico and fought along side México to avoid US Troops to advance to Mexico City. We shall never forget such an act of heroism shown to our people and country. Vamos Hermanos Irlandeses!!! Vamos!!!!
The Irish hate to see Injustice, having suffered it for centuries from the British. 800 years of it. So they will naturally stand side by side with those being oppressed. Viva México
@@scallywag100 Eh..... :/ invasion is a stretch.. the U.S. had a claim of territory down to the Rio Grande, and Mexico didn't like that, so they shed U.S. blood on the disputed independent territory that was trying to join the U.S, but Mexico wanted the land up to the Nuece River, when the U.S. had a rightful claim to make the Rio Grande the border. The people mad about the Texas dispute still think it rightfully belongs to Mexico.. I can't say that the U.S, with all of it's faults, was responsible for what happened in this instance.
@@Frosty_tha_Snowman The land rightfully belonged to Mexico. When land-hungry American settlers started settling in Mexican-owned Texas, Mexico let them; with the exception that slavery would be prohibited. As more land-hungry Americans started to fill up the land of Texas, President Polk further took this opportunity to take the land away from Mexico knowing the US was a stronger nation, and that Mexico had just gotten done fighting off it’s war of independence against Spain and another war against France. Mexico was able to defend itself against two gargantuan powers. The US knew it was weak in that moment and took advantage.
@@Lovemesomemetal yeah.. not quite, but I guess the history is in the mind of the teller, and the truth is in the tale.
@@Frosty_tha_Snowman Not quite? What do you mean not quite? Did that part of history just not happen because you choose to not accept it? I simply retold history, nothing about it is made up; yet you still have the nerve to say that.
Much love to all my Irish brothers and sisters. From your Tongan friend 🤙🏾
Anyone with soul cannot help but feel the emotion and power in this song, one day the 6 county’s will be set free ☘️ 🇮🇪
I’m Hungarian but like the Irish ☘️ people. Hungarians have suffered Too. Much love to my IRISH brothers and sisters.
God bless!
The Irish remember Hungry's brave stand in 1956 against oppression from the Soviets. It was much the same as 1916 Easter rising.
@@Dom-fx4kt your govt is a last stand against liberal ideology(globalism)if I'm not mistaken so keep it up!
Greetings Hungry. Thank for the lovely comments, means a lot. yes, we share similar history. Hungry's Colonel Pal Maleter was our James Connolly. Pal asked his men not to call him sir, but rather 'Comrade' or 'friend'. Colonel Pal Maleter was executed on the 16th of June 1968. We remember with pride.
Long live Visegrad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Death to islam and communism.. FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i’m irish and this brought tears to my eyes, thank you
Ben Lonergan I’m Portuguese and this brought tears to my eyes as well
@@SirFatDuck sort it out 🤣
@@bfc2155 how bout you get a life
@@bfc2155 the amount of comments you have on this vid is a show of how sad your life is
Our blood is the blood of hero’s and martyr’s. When the final day dawns, Ireland will belong to its people. Erin Go Bragh
Sounds like something the Islamic state would say.
The world recognises that the Provisionals are the greatest guerrilla fighters the world has ever seen.
@@SamTheManWhoCanTwice sounds like something an Anglo would say
lá amháin mo chara
But even Mallin prayed for both sides before his execution.
I'm Aussie and we still thank Ireland for giving us Ned Kelly to stand up for injustice from the coppers. Grand fella he was to be sure 😂
Ah shit, I haven't heard good ole Ned Kelly's name in awhile
Ned Kelly is ancestery of my kids Australian grandmother of days gone past of Welsh UK roots. Funny they all loyal aussies
didnt the Aussies kill ned kelly?
A proud and determined people will never perish. Respect and love to Ireland and the fighting Irish, from a proud Portuguese.
Much respect brother💪🏼
🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Irish and Portuguese work side by side in Boston and I have many Portuguese friends today.
@@captainmoonlight768 toughest duo of europe!
Back at ye mo chara!!
I'm Irish American who grew up listening to this song and countless others like 'Fields of Athenry'. I'm gonna show my dad this. Great analysis, and thank you!
I'm absolutely surprised by how similar the history of Irish are with Bengalies, under imperialism.Potato Famine in particular seems uncannily similar to Bengal famine.Both engineered to make stocks, it seems. And the empathy lacking quote from Charles Trevelyan is very similar to what Churchill had.
well, when the origin of the evil is the same in both cases, how can you expect a different outcome? P.S: good to see another fellow Bengali in the comments.
It is because the Bengal famine was "mismanaged" in a very similar way to the Irish famine a century before. Right down to the specifics. Like how a man couldn't receive food relief in his own district, but was forced to walk to a neighbouring district. The idea being that he'd be dead before he got there. Or how international aid was blocked. They were very British genocides, where the brits, in all of their ignorance and arrogance, felt sure they would always control the narrative.
Ireland was their first colony and one of the first to fight win their freedom
@@paulduffy4585 totally different the Famine of Bengal was wartime and a natural disaster. The Japanese invasion of Burma blocked major trade routes, the Japanese Submarines were operating in the Indian Ocean sinking 100,000s of tonnage mostly ships carrying wartime supplies. The weather reported cyclones, floods and other natural disasters at the time. Mismanaged yes totally but genocide no most defo not, as Britain needed India to hold the Japanese at bay. The Hunger was also mismanaged caused not by genocide but by the lack of admin from Westminster and also rich Irish Landowners exploiting the poor, also mismanagement of farms not modernising and keeping up with old traditions, and also the famous crop blight which destroyed the potato crops in northern Europe which was brought over from the Americas. Was Westminster at fault partly at fault for the Bengal, mostly for the Irish "Famine" because of arcane attitudes about Irish Catholics by some of the members of Parliament. But no genocide to both of them, just a tragic f$%k up and poor management
@@celticguy197531 you seriously missed the point. When two events, a century apart, are mismanaged in very similar ways, right down to sadistic specifics, it means that it is policy. The situations were exploited and exacerbated. Food was exported while people starved. Aid was turned away. Politicians made the same racist commentary. Crop failures were turned into humanitarian catastrophes. Don't be an apologist for an empire that brought death to millions. British policy in both these regions was historically genocidal in nature. These two events, when put in proper context, are chilling culminations of that policy.
I'm Greek but I love Ireland! I love its people history and culture and I think we have a lot in common!!! 🇮🇪🇬🇷🇮🇪
Thank you brother 🇮🇪🇬🇷
Appreciate the love brother but when it comes to history, Greece is a colossus staring down at Ireland's "colourful" but bloody past. The philosophies and politics that brought about our Irish Republic can be traced directly to the Greek men who shaped the world as we know it.
@@GerryBolger When you think history, you think Greece well I do for sure. From the myths to the laws the brought us.
I love Greece 🔥🔥🔥 the food the people its like a second home 💯💯💯💯
Marty Mc and the peoples who brought that to Greece came from the east
I believe two flags were raised over the GPO in 1916; one was the tricolour and the other was a green flag with a harp and the words 'Irish Republic' in gold/orange and white lettering on it. This (now tattered) 'Irish Republic' flag was captured by the British and was displayed in the Imperial War Museum in London for many years but was returned to Ireland in 1966 (the 50th anniversary of the uprising) and is now on display in the museum in Collins Barracks Dublin.
And somehow Brits are all bad according to nationalists
@@etherealhawk Yes, the old education system in the Republic taught a virulent Irish nationalism that was very anti-British in its outlook. This has changed now I believe. The Catholic Irish were oppressed by Britain for many years, but then again the working class in Britain, England, Scotland and Wales were also oppressed and mistreated too by the same powers that ran the Empire. I think the new generation in Ireland have a healthier more confident outlook on life without the need to look for oppressors or someone outside to blame.
The flag in my profile pic was also popular with the ICA
@@hunteressthompson5878 i think my great grandfather faught in the Irish citizen army.
Correct
This history should be taught in all schools.
Well Britain doesn't want it to be taught in theirs
@@eyan4329 because it’s irrelevant to us.
@@rosspatterson1233 it's very relevant if you don't learn history you're bound to make mistakes
@@eyan4329 no, I mean it’s not relevant to us. It didn’t impact daily life or even the wider world. Now if we’re talking about India or the US I’d say we should learn about it as both have shaped the world as we know it.
@@eyan4329 it’d be like teaching Finnish history in Irish schools. Pointless
“England’s difficultly, is Ireland’s opportunity”
Makes me want to watch The Wind That Shakes the Barley again
If u like that check out Micheal Collins with Liam Neeson
@@keithdeegan462 great movie.
HUP THE BAIS
Great movie!!
Cant watch it anymore it infuriates me!very hard watch
Could you do one on Mick Conlan’s entrance at Madison Square Garden to “Come Out Ye Black and Tans?”
The Black and Tans were a British paramilitary force during the Irish War of Independence. They were sent into Ireland to crush the Irish Republican Army and the fight for Irish freedom using "shock and awe" tactics. Many of them fought in WW1 and saw Ireland as the "wild west" were they were encouraged to do whatever they want. They are the most despised group of British soldiers in the history of Irish/British conflict. The burnt Cork city to the ground, shot numerous innocent civilians (including Eileen Quinn, a 24 year old mother of three who was seven months pregnant at the time). They raped women, tortured prisoners before executing them and got paid for it. They were called the Black and Tans because of their uniforms. They were technically part of the police force: Royal Irish Constabulary, and the British army simultaneously, so the uniforms were black (police) and tan (British army). The song mocks and ridicules them and states no matter how "brave" they were in other wars, the IRA defeated them. "Come out ye Black and Tans, come out and fight me like a man,
Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders, Tell her how the IRA made you run like hell away, From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra." Recently Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar tried to create a ceremony commemorating the Black and Tans and RUC, in the spirit of "they weren't ALL bad". This has caused such fierce backlash, among other problems in Ireland, that a general election has been called, this resulted in the ceremony being cancelled, and "Come out Ye Black and Tans" by the Wolf Tones became a #1 single in Ireland and the UK!
@@gelliott127 of course he did sure the free state executed more Irish than the black and tans
Yes
PLEASE on the black and Tans RIC
@@HT-gv1be I think ur mixed up. Talking about something else
@@HT-gv1be cross Barry just 1. The bombing and burning of innocent was by crown forces. Simple fact
I grew up with all those songs. And me and my brothers had to all learn how to play bagpipes. We all had lessons after school. Celtic music holds so much soul, tears, laughter, war and just so much history in general.
Us Serbians have a great respect for the Irish people as we have also been oppressed by a greater power. The Foggy Dew song reminds me a lot of one of our song:“Od glave Zete, do grada Spuža” (From head of Uncle to the city of Spuz). Which was sung in protest to the ottomans. Both songs similarly get their people riled up with pride.
Thank you. As an Irish person, I thought this was going to be awful. You did the song, our history and us proud.
Ye actually called "the famine" what it was. A genocide
@@niallyshere So true ☘
@@mattwilliams5386 Tiocfaidh ár lá people will hear our calls.
what are some of the tropes which you've encountered time and again?
@@MH-ms1dg what I've encounter most often which is not related to this is the condemnation of the IRA and the linking of the past and current IRA. While yes today's IRA are terrorists the old IRA fought for Ireland independence. If you like history Ireland's history is very interesting
Finally someone did their homework, bualadh bos 👏👏👏
@bshe77 bet ur a right giggle at party's
bshe77 link it I actually wanna see myself
@bshe77 yawn
Great video dont think James Connelly was in the IRB though?
Brilliant information gathered on this topic. Keep up the good work . 🙌 Showin' love from Brooklyn, NY.
Christ, never heard of these things during history classes in school.
Because most country’s mainly England don’t want people knowing that mainly England because it puts them in bad lights
Same. I'm from the US (for context) and I was never taught a single word of this beyond "The Potato Famine brought havoc upon Ireland."
No mention of cutting aid, or that the English thought it was "God's punishment for the Irish."
Being completely honest, I don't blame the IRA for wanting Britan the fuck out of their country, and they had every right to fight back.
@@FalonGrey and they successfully won in the end we are now an independent country they only got 6 counties because of a peace treaty
Brothers in suffering, we hear you! Love from Bosnia.
Aga Strasni 🇮🇪🤞🏻🇧🇦
Tiocaidh ar la 👍
If blood never dried up, The whole world would be red.
Texas Rising I highly doubt there exists any nation that has no history off ever subjugating another and if there is than the one they formed out of probably did.
Edrich louw woe to the vanquish
Blood is still red even when it dries
it washes away not dries up
The rain washes it away
I get chills every single time I hear that song. Especially during a McGregor walkout! Amazing video. It makes me proud to have Irish blood in my veins.
I believe generally they didn't have long to live in Barbados
Easily the best video I have ever seen the way you Included the songs history and how you presented it is absolutely amazing
This song gives me goosebumps. Love from Denmark.
I'm slightly ashamed but due to the popularity of McGregor and my unfamiliarity with your channel I expected this to be a quick cheap video to get some clicks that would annoy me with a lazy depiction of my nations/families history. I am so glad I clicked anyway. You did diligent work and research to produce this video. Thank you. Subscribed.
I mean if he was really trying to get some clicks he would've made the video 10 minutes. I give CZcamsrs that keep it under by choice alot of respect.
@@yunghaffblod I give youtubers who keep it over an hour a lot of respect.
That being said this has alot of good information in a short amount of time. Great video.
Man, you summed up Irish history incredibly well in such a sort time👏
From the time this song came out, it has been a favorite.
Didn’t know it was Conor’s walk out song.
Had only a superficial understanding of the meaning of the song. This is one of the best synopsis of the history of Ireland that I’ve watched in a long time.
Clearly simply and well spoken.
Thank you.
The Ottomans wanted to send a bunch of food to Ireland during the famine but they British prohibited it.
Drogheda United fc use the Ottoman insignia in there crest as tribute
If I'm not mistaken, the Ottomans managed to get some support through. What was scummy about it was that the British reduced the amount of aid Ireland was able to recieve by 90% because the Sultan wanted to send £10,000, which overshadowed the amount of aid the Queen Victoria sent (£2000) were sending. Respect for the Ottomans, they still secretly sent five ships of food.
www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/generous-turkish-aid-irish-great-hunger
@L C a war of conquest that every powerful empire had done.
Genocide, not famine
Because you couldn’t be more generous than the queen, and the queen was a bitch...
i’ve never seen a better account of the easter rising and this is coming from an irish person, honestly well done what a great video
Although I have been learning about this for years, and the fact it had only jsut been the 100 year anniversary of the Rising, I got shivers from hearing about these brave Heroes that my country wouldnt be the same without. I am proud of my little country. Nothing can beat it.
This is so well researched. Well done, lads.
Conor McGregor is my favourite UFC fighter, I like him very, very much. The video is great and now I know how bloody and at the same time glorious is the history of Ireland and Irishmen. I salute to all Irish people all around the world. We Croatians had very much similiar history, constantly battling for freedom and independence. God bless you.
Dominik Čičić on that day of 25 of June 1991 croatia was free and us irish we’re proud to see that as we have battles of our own respect from ireland☘️
I boxed for ireland in Croatia in the European championships,all I can say is what a cracking part of the world it is.i knew that the Croatians and Hungarians didn’t vilike each other, say no more,we all had our troubles some worse than others but most of all we,most are proud of there nation and culture!! ✌️🇮🇪✌️ 🇭🇷 ✊
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Thanks bro from Dublin 🇮🇪 Big respects to Croatia 🇭🇷
Conor accepted welfare from your country. Now he buys 100 foot yachts and million dollar watches. That's a fine way to say thanks for helping me when I needed it now fook you. Dont you think?
This is badass! Great timing for the fight.
Im one proud irish man that is lucky enough to speak irish fluently and will speak it to the day i die🇮🇪
Lucky
but you support a Scottish football club eh? Scots speak "gaeilge" (its not "Irish") as well. its one language gaelic.
@@AAA-fh5kd Scots speak Gàdhlig, you imbecilic fuck, which is descended from Old Gaeilge
@@AAA-fh5kd Gaeilge is Irish, Gáidhlig is what western Scots speak and Celtic is an Irish club in Scotland, literally formed by Irish immigrants
Bullaí fear, Gaeilge meas féidir agus béarla meas gá!
Solid content lad. You did solid research on your Irish history.
I had always wondered about that Brittanias Huns reference. Now I know. Nice one!
Yep this channels gonna blow up
Im Canadian, but my great-grandparents were from Ireland. Don't want to come off as a plastic-paddy, but its hard not to feel emotionally attached to this conflict.
Subscribed for sure.
If you have a drop of Irish blood in you, you're one of us 💚💚🇮🇪
You are emotionally attached because it's in blood your DNA!!!
Being Irish is a philosophy more than a location. Speaking as an Irishman. :)
I'm an American with no know Irish heritage and I feel it a bit. I think it might be from hearing all the horrible things about the English when I attended multiple highland games a year in my childhood.
@@commentingisawasteoftime7195 Your human and know right from wrong that's why you feel it!!!
Great video!
I'm english and will let other nations know something. None of englands wrong doings are taught in schools, neither primary or secondary. Literally none. I'm 24 and it baffles me when I hear people my age or even older, wonder why england has a bad reputation. It also baffles me how so many people have zero interest in our history, my own girlfriend couldnt tell you what an SS soldier was. So just know that there are actually people who feel somewhat embarassed to present themselves as english because they at least have a basic knowledge of the things british rule did for 1000 years
Dalton brother. Chase your name. You have Irish blood. Co.Tipperary is full of Daltons, likewise Co.Kerry and a bit of Co. Waterford. Two Patrick Daltons were involved fighting in 1916, one at the GPO, one in Co. Kerry in a Crown Forces ambush which went a bit to shit. You're not going to be a Dalton without some Irish in your blood.
Don't worry Ireland will always remind you the British were butchers
I first heard this song in 2004 at my first Dropkick Murphy’s concert, I was immediately hooked and raced home after the concert (fired up by both) to find the lyrics learn the history! Thank you for this!
As someone with family still in Dublin and a proud Irish history this fills me with pride to learn more about the land of my family history
People looked at me like a had three heads when we were watching the fight and I mentioned the history behind this song.
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Must have been a very quick history lesson lol
@@jamesmillar8047 The Easter Rising in 40 seconds or less haha
This a great piece of content-Keep it up- it had perfect structure, photos and commentary-NO LIE
An absolute perfect video essay. I've got goosebumps
This is one of the best videos I ever watched on youtube! Thank you for the effort to make it!
Thanks so much!! Much appreciated!
Great history.. Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇪
hello from Ireland.
Dia Dhuít, as éirinn.
Great video, your channel will go far you're making great content. Keep up the hard work
Thank you for sharing! Great video. Huge fan of McGregor's and love history. I had no idea of this back story. Great job!
Informative video of a chapter of history I was unaware of. Thank you.
Very well researched , excellent quality and respectfully presented. I'm sure many non-Irish and even some Irish have most certainly benefited from this video.
Excellently made video. I dunno how you guys have the patience to make these. Hope it gets more views
Great video, very well edited and you sir have done your research. Subbed
Great video! I’m English and still get blown away by the resilience and determination of those who resisted Great Britannia’s oppression and violence! Connors walk out is epic to this song, great version of it!
Thanks for t he context - it got you another subscriber :)
That's because all were British since before 11th century back to ice age
This is a brilliant video. Alot of irish history is misunderstood. You did very well. Great research. Keep up the good work. Like and subscribed
I think it's only misunderstood by those like aristocracy, fascism, or empires, especially if they are a member of aforementioned empire.
I'm American, Im also black. The US has become what the British empire was for centuries and Americans will talk about all the bad things the British back in the day, but ignore that we are literally doing the same things right now.
I'm not sure if it is due to a lack of awareness or education but it is hard to get people to see how we are the baddies now.
I’m learning about Ireland in history (I go to school in England) and I’m blessed enough to have an Irish teacher who knows what he’s on about. So much is left off of the specification and it’s crazy how the majority of the country is given a watered down account of what was essentially centuries of oppression
Have this song on my playlist. I play it when I’m alone in the gym warming up. Sends chills down my spine everytime.
Great video man. You covered a lot of info and got it pretty spot on, on a very tricky and complex situation. Great work. Go raibh mhaith agat a chara.
Thank you mo chara.
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The native American tribe chaktaw sent the Irish $100 during the famine. Thanks for the video I just subscribed
Turkey sent one million
Tadgh Murphy The Sultan of the Ottoman empire sent aide during the famine, US citizens sent millions of dollars also. Libya sent weapons and explosive and Russia is suspected of sending weaponry but I don't think it has ever been proven.
@@celticcomradelad1850 that's why in Drogheda we have the half moon symbol
Rory Murray they were going to send more but the British didn’t let them
@@mastermonke1177 that was Queen Victoria the famine Queen
This is pro level editing my guy
Cromwell was a truly evil man. There's a town called Drogheda that he and his army laid siege to. He killed around 4000 civilians in this siege, there is a street in the town called Scarlet Street that is named after the river of blood that flowed through it after his massacre was complete. This is just one example of atrocities that have been committed against the Irish people over an 800 year period.
Same in Connacht
TheFlood97 Cromwell did the same in England mate. There was nothing anti Irish about it.
@@britopia1341 Are you delusional man? Please educate me on the subject because I don't recall him ever committing genocide on English civilians. He literally has a statue in Westminster commemorating him. "nothing anti Irish about it" you say? How can a full scale invasion of Ireland not be classed as anything but anti Irish? Think you need to brush up on your history mo chara.
TheFlood97 He had killed many people in England before he even entered Ireland. He didn’t kill them BECAUSE they were Irish. If he DID he WOULD be anti-Irish. Nor did he kill people because they were English, Scottish or Welsh. It’s quite rich that your telling me to brush up on history when you don’t even seem to know this.
@@britopia1341 He fought in the English Civil wars killing other soldiers which is fair game. But when he came to Ireland he literally massacred thousands of civilians in Drogheda and Wexford in cold blood. There is no accounts of him doing this to civilians in England, and if there is I haven't come across them. How can killing Irish men, women and children not be classed as "anti Irish". He had won the battle why did he need to do this? Genocidal maniac who had a hatred for the indigenous Irish people, clearly shown by his actions against the population.
This is a fantastic video!
And still today in Ireland, the Angelus still ring out at 12pm in churches, and on Irish TV on RTE 1 AT 6PM COYBIG.
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Why follow a Scottish football club then? Make up your mind.
It's weird to hear an American accent describe our history correctly.
A lot of Irish went to America though
@@thomaskendell8146 Our history isn't part of the school curriculum though and nowadays not many Americans that have Irish ancestors care to learn their history. The one's that do are rarely taught the real story.
What do u mean he's Irish, his ancestors looked at Ireland on a map
@@Pessidog10 who are you referring to?
do you honestly believe that all 120 million americans are ignorant on irish history? lmao...do u know how many americans are irish immigrants? your comment exposes your own ignorance
I'm a proud Irish man and will never break my love for Ireland forever.
Ireland forever
My grandfather lived through this. He was a soldier from cork during the rising and knew Michael Collins during the civil war. Nobody knows about him but I believe he was a big factor in both the rising and the civil war. He died in 1979 but I keep his memories close to my heart
Me great grandma got shot in the leg running bullets in Cork.
@@TY-gh2yf sorry to hear that
@@VonArx_ na its calm. The money they got from the British government meant our family could have a better life. Eventually that lead to me being over the water, which is why I have a different perspective that most people commenting. Everyone's full of shite and hatred, there's a difference between appreciating history and prejudice.
@@TY-gh2yf so are you American? British?
@@VonArx_ british mate.
Was taught this song in national school many years ago. Some great versions recorded - Dubliners, Luke Kelly, Wolfe Tones - but Sinead O'Connor really does this song justice.
One song of many, really great video you did.
Just what I was looking for,thanks!
This is an incredible video! Incredibly well made and executed. Someone's gotta show McGregor this video
Stephen East Why? McGregor knows the history of his Country he’s very Patriotic
My great grandfather was arrested in the rebellion and held prisoner, he was arrested after his brother turned him in because he was in the British army. I actually have a series of letters my great grandfather wrote while in prison including some to his brother
To my grandparents who came to the states in the late 1920's, Emily Clarke, Martin Neary, Francis Kelley and Ellen Mulcahy, i miss you. Thank you for teaching me this while I was a very young boy, as it's stuck with me for the entirety of my life.
It's not often anyone outside of Ireland gets it right but you Sir, hit an absolute home run, I got a quite emotional towards the end.
Yesterday i watched the connor mac gregor s fight on my tv and one reddit post brought me here.Im from colombia and im using your videos to learn and improve my english
Mo'chora
Yeah Octavio, the Irish all love the English language they speak 😂.
@@uelrobson9361 no we fucking don't we hate the brits for over 800 years the committed mass genocide ant times try to make us become protestant out a and out scum we hate the brits for what the did to out language and pepole
@@uelrobson9361 the are certain parts of ireland that all the speak is Irish
You Colombian women are absolutely beautiful btw. Just have to say
This was beautifully done.
Whoa, this was so well done. Quite a little masterpiece ❤
Very well researched good job!!
A haunting rendering of a beautiful song. Hamish Imlach introduced it to me as a child and it resonates with me still 🇮🇪 🏴
I love how you just blitz through what I thought was interesting af. The fact that they got sent to Barbados 🇧🇧 a video on that and the history behind the Irish there would be cool.
They Irish indentured servants became known as "red-legs" due to their sunburn.
Heres a video about surviving descendants in the Caribbean. It's weird to hear someone from there speaking in an Irish sounding accent, but when you actually think about it you can actually here a bit of Irish in most Caribbean accents and once you've heard it you can't unhear.
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@@Mugdorna fun fact here in Jamaica our language actually has a lot of Irish influence in the way we speak. Most words with or and ar make a long a sound.
Great video. Very informative, you’ve earned my sub.
You have earned a like and subscribe, my good man. Great content! Cheers from the Philippines, as we ourselves had our own bloody road to independence from Spanish, American, and Japanese rule.
Thinking about doing a Phillippines video at some point in the future, as we're both a quarter Filipino!
The Philippines are f'd. That place is filled with corruption. Reality check.
You forgot to mention how in the 1860's, Irish Americans invaded Canada with the goal of taking it over from the British crown, in order to trade it for an independent Ireland! It failed, but is notable of how desperate the Irish were for freedom.
Are you that clueless that you miss the 1690 revolution and the Scots-irish/ulster scots being saved by William of orange? The Seige of Derry? These Scots-irish/british (Ulster prostants) were there in canada waiting for the "Fenian" attacks. True. Ulster Scots are Irish and always were. Scots are essentially also irish.. Robert the Brus sent his brother Edward to conquer ireland in the 1300's because of this. He failed.
800 years will do that to ya
wow, thank you, that was awesome. I believe you have one the best history channels in CZcams
Never seen a more accurate video well done
Thank you for your work.